A Tree-creeper's Choice The Trunk Of A Sequoia Would Not
unnaturally be saved by the protective boughs and perhaps by the bark, which is like the bark of no other familiar tree. It is very thick and very soft. You may hit it as hard......
Orange Daffodils
The evolution of the daffodil proceeds apace. A wonderful show was held by the R.H.S. on the eve of the date when the wild Lent Lilies began to carpet with gold the paddocks of......
More Butterflies For Some Reason Not Easy To Decipher The
population of butterflies, especially the more splendid butterflies, seems to be multiplying in England. I have seldom seen so many lesser tortoiseshells as emerged this March.......
Dispersed Lightning • I Am Forced To Return Yet Again
to the subject of lightning, in its effect on trees, by a very interesting letter from one of our great gardeners, if greatness in gardening depends on affection for the "green......
Multiplying Rabbits
From every part of the country come tales of the multitude of rabbits ; it is perhaps unparalleled in England. The reasons for this plague, for it is hardly less, are two, one......
The Value Of Maps
Some admirable survey maps have already been made and published. One of the best is for the Watford district, and it contains about 600 paths open to the public. The amusing......
Country Life
Footpaths A vigorous effort is being made—largely through the agency of Sir Lawrence Chubb's almost devastating know- ledge and zeal—to persuade local councils to make complete......
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